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Saturday, 5 March 2016

Recently, I visited a wonderful exhibition of Regency and Victorian Fashion at Kelvingrove Art Gallery and Museum in Glasgow. The venue itself is one of my favourite places and it has a fantastic art collection. But this time, I was there for the historical costumes.

The following are a small sample of those on display. An added attraction was being able to touch samples of some of the material, while excellent information was provided on each decade and colour of fashion. An excellent day out for research and pleasure!

Thursday, 26 March 2015

If you want to know what the English language of Shakespeare, and even earlier than the 16th century, really sounded like, you can listen to short videos of actors speaking as they did in the past. Great fun and very interesting!

Tuesday, 10 March 2015

Excited to see The Highland Lass published at last from Crooked Cat and available on Amazon! Here's a little taster:

Eilidh Campbell returns to her Scottish roots from
America with one main aim: to discover the identity of her real father. But her
mother’s past in Inverclyde is a mystery with family secrets, a book of Robert
Burns’ poems with a hidden letter and a photograph link to the Holy Loch at
Dunoon when the American Navy were in residence.

Staying with her childhood friend, Kirsty, while
searching for answers, Eilidh begins to fall in love with handsome Scot Lewis
Grant, but just how free is he? Together they trace the story of Highland Mary
and Robert Burns, with its echoes to her mother’s story. In short alternate chapters, Highland Mary tells her own story from 1875-6. From Dunoon, to
Ayrshire, with a visit to Loch Lomond, and culminating in Greenock, Eilidh finds the past is closer than she
realises.

Saturday, 21 February 2015

Wonderful to see The Highland Lass now on pre-order across all Amazon platforms! Can't believe it's already gone into the best seller list on Amazon UK and it's not even out until 10th March from Crooked Cat Publishing.

Tuesday, 3 February 2015

It's just over a month now until the launch of my new novel, The Highland Lass, from Crooked Cat Publishing! The ebook launch will be on FB on March 10th.

Although this is a mainly contemporary novel set around my own areas of Scotland, short alternate chapters trace the story of Highland Mary and Robert Burns in 1785/6. I'm excited about this one as it's close to my heart and I adore the lovely cover. This one is also written under my full name.

Thursday, 6 November 2014

My Scottish-set Regency novel, Midwinter Masquerade, is on special offer at only 99c on Amazon US and 77p on Amazon UK just now. An ideal read for midwinter!

Amazon Review:

"Extremely well-written, it is a lovely tale that transports you to different a place and time. Back to a time when men were supposed to be gentlemen and women were supposed to be ladies, but all wasn't exactly what it seemed. Time changes, settings change, but human nature really never changes. Worth spending an evening curled in a comfortable chair with a cozy blanket while devouring every word of this midwinter tale."

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Welcome to my blog. I'm a Scottish Freelance Writer of short stories and articles published in UK magazines, in the US, and online. I also write historical and contemporary novels for adults and tweens.
Contact me at: rosgemmell@gmail.com